Rohingya

Book 2

Rohingya Language

Text Book Series

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Rohingya Book 2 Rohingya Language Book Series

Rohingya Language ISO 639-3 rhg, 18th July 2007

First Edition: 2004 Second Edition: 2007 Third Edition: 2017 Fourth Edition: 2018

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Ruáingga Zuban or Fóndicen Ruáingga Zuban or Dusára Kitab

By

Eng. Mohammed Siddique Basu B.E (Mech) Yangon, ASD (Electronic), MSc (MIT) London

(i)

Rohingya Alphabet-28

aa

beh

ceh

çeh

deh

eh

eff

geh

hou

ii

jeh

keh

ell

em

en

añ

aw

peh

quu

err

ess

teh

uu

veh

waa

eks

yeh

zeth

(ii)

Alphabet, Vowels, Pattern and Examples,

1. Alphabet

(28)

2. Vowels Types

Normal a e i o u ou

Stressed á é í ó ú óu

Extended

aa ee ii oo uu

aá eé ií oó uú

áa ée íi óo úu

Circular ai ei oi ui

ái éi ói úi

3. Letter + Vowel

Normal Ba Be Bi Bo Bu Bou

Stressed Bá Bé Bí Bó Bú Bóu

Extended

Baa Bee Bii Boo Buu

Baá Beé Bií Boó Buú

Báa Bée Bíi Bóo Búu

Circular Bai Bei Boi Bui

Bái Béi Bói Búi

4. Form Words

Normal Bazar, Bekuf, Birali, Boro, Butang, Boulibazar

Stressed Bári, Béra, Bíra, Bór, Bútore, Bóuzi

Extended

Baade, Neelo, Biili-maiyafua, Fool, Muudúwer

Baáre, Keén, Ziín, Loór, Muúntu

Gáa, Éen, Cíin, Sóol, Súura

Circular Hailla, Beil, Soil, Tuilla

Háin, Kéilleh, Bóin, Búinna

a b c ç d e f g h i j k l m n ñ o p q r s t u v w x y z

Example: Cóñço Camic Gudát Foñser

Example: Alemi Hodúr Houli

Dual letters and alternatives (7)

Ch Dh Kh Th Ts Ñg Ñy

Ĉ

Ḋ

Ĥ

Ṫ

Ө

Ċ

Ŋ

ĉ ḋ ĥ ṫ ө ċ ŋ

(iii)

(35)

(35)

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Rohin

gya L

anguage R

ule

s R

uáin

gga Z

uban o

r K

aanun ó

ll

1.

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ing

ya

Alp

ha

bet

(R

oh

ing

ya h

óro

f ó

ll)

a b

c

ç d

e

f

g h

i

j k

l

m

n ñ

o p

q

r

s

t u

v w

x y

z

0

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9

2.

New

ch

ara

cter

s

(

No

ya h

óro

f óll

)

c

= S

h =

ش

e

.g ca

mic

, ca

lic

ç

= R

d =

ڑ

e

.g ca

ça,

naç

a

ñ

= A

ñ =

ں

e

.g fa

ñs,

fia

ñs

3.

Str

aig

ht

Vow

els

(S

ów

a z

erzo

bo

r óll

)

a

e i

o

u

ou

á

é í

ó

ú

óu

Ou

Q

ura

ne

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Ale

mi

H

od

úr H

ou

li

4

. C

ircu

lar V

ow

els

(Sair

gw

á f

akk

ára

iya

)

ai

ei

oi

ui

ái

éi

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S

ai

B

eil

L

oi

T

ui

S

ái

K

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S

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Ai

E

i

Ui

O

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5.

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ed

vow

els

(Gutá

va

wel

óll

)

Fu

l F

úl

Sa

l S

ál

Fan

F

án

Su

l S

úl

Bu

ra

Bu

rá

Bú

ra

Sara

Sa

rá

Sára

6.

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ten

din

g

(T

hana

vaw

el ó

ll)

no

noo

zo

zoo

nol

nool

dh

or

dh

oor

man

a m

aan

a

bon

a b

oon

a

7.

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& s

tress

ing

(Than

a a

rde

gutá

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)

Gaa

Gaá

G

áa

Nee

l

Keé

n

éen

Bii

li

Z

iín

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Fool

B

oól

Sóol

Mu

u

Mu

ún

tu

Sú

ura

8.

Du

al

Ch

ara

cter

s

(Dui

hó

rof

óla

)

d =

d

adi,

d

án,

du

i

d

h =

d

hand

ha,

d

hail

t

=

tu

i,

tuán,

tál

i

th

=

th

ala

, t

ham

bu

ts

=

ts

áani

h

/x =

h

am

, h

olo

m

h

=

háw

a,

háñc

k

h =

k

hali

d,

kh

án

n

=

n

an

i,

nam

, n

un

ñ

g =

ñ

gap

úra

ñ

y =

ñ

yo

ng c

ón

g

Ou

Aa

Uu

Ee

Ii

(iv)

ROHINGYA BOSON (Rohingya Proverb)

1. Ada suroni, monot gutguti.

2. Agor ál zikká, fisór ál ó íkka.

3. Agor loot, bagé nofa.

4. Ágoyár córom né, soóyár córom.

5. Aholbon kuñir oré, séi huwá nofore.

6. Áigge fán, kúci lager.

7. Áñc or umm, kurár andha.

8. Áñci áñci, táñci mare.

9. Alur lota thiañra farái yé fán.

10. Anikka gouru, kuijjat laiggé fán.

11. Áñti zurai faile, hañsí ká zurai nofaittí.

12. Átor alcí dator sáta, zamai ye háiye foona atá.

13. Baforóu bát hái, mou róu muic sorar.

14. Baiggár ek sóo, cúornir háñt sóo.

15. Bála rasta, behañ óileyó bála.

16. Bálai goillé, suar há.

17. Bángga théng, gañt ot forer.

18. Bañlor feçot, gíi hózom óibou néki?

19. Beçir báiggo dón, furúc báiggo zon.

20. Beec lalós goillé, añithar loot nofa.

21. Bicí gáguwa dé, kuñir re no hoñre.

22. Bilai ye mage bou wór suk hana óibella, kuñir e mage cómbótti óibella.

23. Bilair báiggo ye, síkka síjjye.

24. Bol óiye bol óiye, biaram foijjó né?

25. Boráiya goillé séraiya za.

26. Bórar uore, bórer de ri.

27. Cíin náigga fua, ban áte maijjé ruwa.

28. Cíyaillar háñt sóo, baiggár ek sóo.

29. Cíyaillar, buddi.

30. Deikká góror bañdi, adeikká góror bibi.

31. Dhéñi Makkah gilé yó bará bañdé.

32. Doc or laçí, ek or fuñzá. (For ten [people] is a stick but for one is heavy.)

33. Duiddár kuiddá bol, moris surar muwá bol.

34. Ek dec ór buli, ar ek dec ór gali.

35. Ek guli ye, dui cíyar.

36. Ek or keñçir, kiyé loot nofa.

37. Ek zamai háram, ek bilai háram.

38. Ek zuk, baró bosór.

39. Elóm notáilé, hélom ó nái né?

40. Eraiya kela noó, kuúñt kuúñt gilití.

41. Eto bicí, bor kuailla.

42. Faraillat tú dón óuk, óurin óttu fut óuk.

43. Foisá óiye foisá óiye, mootdima goijjó né?

44. Foisá yó sún, horí yó sún.

45. Forúllá ré zaga dilé adá horá hóo, góror hotá gín baáre hoó.

46. Fúador fúça, afúador guñça.

47. Gáñçor kér, gouru ye nohár.

48. Góror gouru yé, gáñçor kér nohá. (Home cows do not eat local grass).

49. Goróyár só (6) gun, dahái douyár no (9) gun. (Six merits who does [the job], but 9 merits who

guides [how to do it]).

50. Gusso háile manco baré, mas háile fuk baré.

51. Hál haçi, kuñír gólaiye fán óiye.

52. Háñisa feçanir fua dhul ot sorér, hon-hon dec fusár gorér.

53. Háñt dóroni yé, fua mariféla. (Seven midwives are more likely to kill the baby.)

54. Háñt suror, sóddar.

55. Húda boro, thuna doró.

56. Jonnot, maabaf or théng ór tole.

57. Kuñir e uzoor dilé, mosibot aiyé.

58. Luta kuñir e, guu bicí háa.

59. Maa saá, zíi saá.

60. Maincór ador hóon e fiyon e, gourur ador lehón é fusón e.

61. Meçi dóillé cúna óizagoi, cúna dóille meçi óizagoi.

62. Melat zoo age, hoilot zoo fisé.

63. Nasi no zaníle, uçán behañ.

64. Nim e daktor jan e hótara, nim e elóm iman e hótora.

65. No manoyar lá honó insáb nái.

66. Obáiggoittar jan or uortú za, báiggoittar mal or uortú za.

67. Ói fut moille yó bála, ói dán foille yó bála.

68. Óile háith, noóile faith.

69. Óile nobboi, no óile tóggoi.

70. Óiyi ek din, moijjoum ek din

71. Omanúic manúic óibou, ogáth gáth óibou.

72. Omoronir dabai.

73. Ókkol kuñir Mokka gilé, decór guu hone háibou.

74. Oti cúndor or nek nái, oti ham mwar bát nái.

75. Óoñrtu fori, zuáñr gusól gorér.

76. Óosta kela, miçá nái.

77. Oouladé bag, holot fore.

78. Óouri ré fiçí, bouwó ré cíka.

79. Óouri yé bángile hóla, bou wé báñgilé gola.

80. Óouri yé maijjé gutá, bou wé faiyé súta.

81. Ótin or dinna, kela gas no tóuk.

82. Ahol bon oré icára, biyakkol oré técara.

83. Ótin óttu fut óuk, faraillar tú dón óuk.

84. Óuñn or duwa ye, gouru no more.

85. Ózon loi, no zon loi fúan.

86. Raitta nok haçilé, gom noó.

87. Ruáñg ór thiañ, boruna fán.

88. Suk córom, muk córom.

89. Suraiyar háñt rait, girós ór ek rait.

90. Sure sur goillé sair dhákor berá óile táke, bormá cándhali lagilé beggín céc.

91. Suror sur kual, girós ór bor kuwal.

92. Tiríc é, biríc.

93. Tuanggor gorif óile 12 bosór nozor dhoóñr táke, gorif tuanggor óile yó 12 bosór nozor cóñço

táke.

94. Uldha sure, kutuwal baá.

95. Undoijjar lá, undurni bála. (For a male-mouse a female-mouse [of same people] is better.)

96. Uzár báñgor, boiddor górot nitti zor.

97. Zar baf oré kuñír é háiye, dhéñi dekíle dhora. (Whose father was eaten by crocodile he is even

afraid of a log.)

98. Zar hame taré cáñze, oinno hame laçí cáñze.

99. Zinzirar fuain dé, gúñrar só deikké fán.

100. Zodi fore khoór, tóu no sáijjó cóor. (Even fallen curse [on you] do not abandon the town)

101. Zoto foto doiyór áñri, foñtót báñgi za, félai eredé íba, hazot laa.

Rohingya Book 2 is the second Rohingya language text book of its

kind for beginners. Having used only 28 Latin letters, Rohingya is

the most intuitive Rohingya Writing System (RWS) for the

Rohingya People of Arakan State of Burma (Myanmar). The writing

system has been officially accepted by ISO on 18th July 2007 and

awarded ISO code “639-3 rhg”. Rohingya is an ethnic Muslim

minority of Arakan State and they are culturally and linguistically

different from any other ethnic groups in Burma.

Historically, the first Rohingya writing system began using Arabic script in the year 1650.

Later in the year 1983, a Hanifi-script was introduced to solve the reading problems found in

Arabic script. However, in the year 2000, a very innovative writing system known as

Rohingya was founded by Eng. Mohammed Siddique Basu solving all the writing problems

and making the language the easiest to learn, and now it is being used worldwide as a de

facto standard. It has been designed such a way that it takes virtually no time to learn as the

writing and the reading exactly match to each other. It uses only few letters A to Z, Latin

letters Ç (retroflex r) and Ñ (nasal sound) including five accented vowels á é í ó ú.

The first few pages of the book includes the Alphabet table, Sample vowel list, Examples of

different word patterns and The language concept chart to help teachers convey the language

concept followed by step by step illustration with pictures. It is suggested that the basic

concept of the vowels be explained to the students before starting the actual lessons. The

teachers can access many different online tutorials available to master the concepts.

Eng. Mohammed Siddique Basu is professionally an Information Technology Engineer

who developed Rohingya writing System from scratch in the year 2000. Born in Buthidaung

in Arakan State of Burma (Myanmar), his writing system has been awarded and recognized

by ISO (International Organisation for Standardization). He is the founder of Rohingya

Language Foundation which is a charity organisation working for Rohingya literature. He is

now working on the development of Rohingya Dictionaries, Holy Quran Translation, School

Curriculum Books and many others in Rohingya. His aim is to develop a series of Rohingya

Language books to use at schools.

Visit www.RohingyaLanguage.com or resource www.Rohingya.uk for more information.